Column: The longer the wait, the better for baseball (The Weatherford Democrat)
Column: The longer the wait, the better for baseball (The Weatherford Democrat)
Anyone who has followed baseball for at least this season knows the drama that is Barry Bonds. First there s the possible retirement, then the steroid allegations, then the chase to catch Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list, and now he is attempting to pass him.
The NFL in L.A.? A City Holds Its Breath (Los Angeles Times)
The NFL is reviewing two proposals to return the sport to the Greater Los Angeles area. In one, the league will own the property on which a state-of-the-art stadium will be built, bookending one of the more aesthetic and successful baseball stadiums in the country. The NFL will function within a political and bureaucratic environment that has been generally business-friendly.
Opinion by Greg Hansen: Sad day for baseball as Bonds hits 715 (Arizona Daily Star)
One day last week, with nothing better to do, I sat on the sofa and watched ESPN’s “Bonds on Bonds.” I felt ridiculous. A grown man watching Barry Bonds hug fans, kibitz with his children, laugh with his teammates and generally come off as the most likable living being since Lassie.
KEY (San Jose Mercury News)
DATES Today-June 11: Tennis, French Open, Paris. June 6-7: Baseball amateur draft. June 8-11: Golf, LPGA McDonald’s Championship, Havre de Grace, Md.
Roundup: Mavs take series lead (International Herald Tribune)
Baseball
Baseball All-Star games today in Ogden (Provo Daily Herald)
Prep sports OGDEN — Top senior baseball players from around the state will play tonight at Lindquist Field in a series of all-star games. The games were rescheduled to today after being rained out on Saturday night..
They’re brothers, in the NFL, and home-grown in Alachua (Gainesville Sun)
ALACHUA - They were like a pack, a gang if you will. Clustered like birds following the wind, they would go from place to place, from park to park on those steaming summer days. Basketball here, football there. We have enough for baseball?